Sudden Cardiac Death: A Handbook for Clinical Practice (European Society of Cardiology)

Sudden cardiac death......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
List of contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Section one: Epidemiology and mechanisms......Page 11
CHAPTER 1 Epidemiology of cardiac arrest......Page 13
CHAPTER 2 Genetic predisposition and pathology of sudden cardiac death......Page 31
CHAPTER 3 Arrhythmogenic mechanisms......Page 43
CHAPTER 4  Risk stratificationfor SCD......Page 57
CHAPTER 5 Autonomic nervous system: Emerging concepts and clinical applications......Page 72
CHAPTER 6 Clinical characteristics of sudden cardiac death victims and precipitating events......Page 84
Section two: Disease states and special populations......Page 99
CHAPTER 7 Ischemic heart disease......Page 101
CHAPTER 8 The cardiomyopathies......Page 119
CHAPTER 9 Inherited arrhythmogenic diseases......Page 142
CHAPTER 10 Sudden cardiac death and valvular heart diseases......Page 157
CHAPTER 11 Heart failure......Page 172
CHAPTER 12 Drug-induced sudden death......Page 187
CHAPTER 13 Sudden death in athletes......Page 199
Section three: Treatment......Page 213
CHAPTER 14 Pharmacology of sudden cardiac death......Page 215
CHAPTER 15 Implantable devices......Page 230
CHAPTER 16 Sudden cardiac death: ablation......Page 247
CHAPTER 17  External automated  defibrillators......Page 259
CHAPTER 18  Cost-effectiveness of  implantable  cardioverter-defibrillators......Page 273
Index......Page 291